(A/N: It legit just hit me that the tournament bracket doesn't have ANYBODY from Class 1-B. It has people from every class that matters; 1-A, Support, and the General Course with Izuku. A grave oversight on my part... and one I won't fix, because that would destroy the fragile fabric of this story, causing a ripple in the time space continuum, with a force equal to if not greater than the meteor that killed the dinosaurs... Okay maybe not that grave, but still, I can only be so creative. It also legit just hit me while writing the 4th line, that I'm making Izuku sound exactly like Rock Lee... 100% unintentional, but hilarious as a result.)
*Melissa's P.O.V*
"So... what do you want to discuss?" I asked as we sat down. We made absolutely sure that no one was around, and we even locked the door as a safety measure.
"The tournament." Izuku started, before taking a deep breath, "I know you said to just get far enough to get offers... but-"
"You want to win and prove everyone wrong? Right?" I asked.
He flinched, before nodding, "Yes... I want to show them that they shouldn't count out Quirkless people." Izuku said, "I want to show them that, we don't need Quirks to be great."
I waited a second to let that sink in... before letting out a laugh, "Well... it's not like I could stop you, the only way I could physically stop you from winning this thing, is if we meet in the finals, which what are the odds of that happening?" I asked.
"Pretty high." Izuku said, which got my confused attention.
"Elaborate?" I asked.
"Well think about your match, it's between Shoji or Kirishima. From what I've seen Shoji has 6 arms, and from the research I've done from the USJ Incident, it said that Kirishima's Quirk is to harden his body." Izuku explained, "So if you ask me... Kirishima's your best bet at moving on to the semi finals."
"How so?" I asked.
"His Quirk is only hardening, with your flight ability, you out range him and you can just do hit and runs until his Quirk gasses out. Or, you can go through with the strategy of picking him up and tossing him out of bounds." Izuku explained.
"But I'm not strong enough to lift him or land powerful hits." I countered.
"On the other hand, you have superior air mobility. Unlike Hatsume's jetpack, yours didn't gas out I don't even know how long it could go for." Izuku said, "There isn't an inherit time limit, so if you play the long game and stay patient, you could win that match up easily." Izuku explained, "Shoji on the other hand... will require a bit more finesse."
"With his 6 arms?" I asked.
"That's just the tip of the iceberg." Izuku said, "His Quirk is doved 'Dupli-Arms' meaning he could create other apendages from his arms, ears, eyes, mouths, even more arms."
"...So he could, theoretically, out range me by creating long arms?" I asked.
"Theoretically... yes." Izuku said, "But that could be his downfall."
"Explain?" I asked.
"This plan is risky... but it could work." Izuku said, "You need to let him grab you."
"I hate this plan already." I commented.
"Let him grab you... then use your Jetpack." Izuku said, "Then once you are high enough in the air, dive back down and slam him onto the stage."
"That sounds... dangerous." I said, "Injury aside, what if he lets go at the absolute last second, I'll just hurt myself and thus take myself out of the running." I countered.
"Hmm... you're right." Izuku said.
"Besides... I already have an idea for Shoji." I said.
"Oh, well you should have said that from the start." Izuku said, "Well what is it?" He asked.
"Simp-."
"Will Izuku Midoriya and Mina Ashido please head to center stage." A deep gruff voice said over the intercom.
"I'll show you when my match starts, good luck." I said as Izuku exited the room.
Well... time to watch from the 1-H spectator seats. I headed up there, and took a seat next to my class partner Mei Hatsume. "Hey, you rooting for 10 Million?" Mei asked referencing his headband from earlier.
"Yeah, I have a soft spot for him." I said.
"Oooh someone's in love?" Mei asked.
"No, he's Quirkless, I'm Quirkless, I know full well the struggles we Quirkless go through." I said, whatever keeps us from getting caught works.
"I see- Oh it's starting."
*Midoriya's P.O.V*
I stood on the center platform, in front of my pink skinned opponent. She had this confident smirk on her face... seems my statement flew over her head.
"Hey." She said, "You think I got a shot against Iida?" She asked, "It'll be important when I face him next round."
"Don't get cocky." I said as Present Mic sounded off the match.
"BEGIN!" He yelled as Ashido rushed towards me with her acid.
"I'll end this with one blow!" She yelled as ran towards me to spray acid on my clothes, I dodged... but I wasn't fast enough, drops caught onto my clothes, causing them to melt and discintegrate.
"WHAT'S THIS?!" Present Mic yelled, as my shirt and pants were melted off, leaving me and my boxers, "WE GOT SOME FANSERVICE! THE QUIRKLESS STUDENT IS BUILT FOLKS!" Present Mic yelled.
Ashido was dazed at the sight... game over. "My turn." I said as I gripped her wrists and flew up into the air.
"H-Huh?! Wait!" She yelled as she struggled to get free. "Let me go!" She yelled.
"If you want." I said as I kicked her up into the air. Once she started falling past me, I flew back down and delivered an axe kick to her stomach, driving her into the stage, creating a crater where she landed.
I got off of her and waited to see if she would move... she didn't.
"Mina Ashido is unable to battle, Izuku Midoriya is the winner." Midnight said as the crowd cheered and whistles. Some for the match... and others for the fact that I'm currently in my boxers and nothing else.
"Hey, Midnight... can I have some spare clothes?" I asked.
"Hmm? Sorry kid, we only have the one for you." She said with a look of lust in her eyes.
"I don't buy that for a second." I said.
"... Fine, we'll send them over to Recovery Girl soon." She said, "Anyway onto the next match." I said as I trudged my way into the stadium away from the cameras broadcasting this all over the world.
I walked past the next combatants, Momo Yaoyorozu and Tsuyu Asui. Luckily they were mature enough to not make a comment about my state of barely dressed, as I headed to Recovery Girl's office, where Ashido... and more importantly my clothes were.
"Man, that was a dirty trick!" Ashido yelled.
"Dirtier than you destroying my clothes? You're lucky that it didn't destroy my boxers... or there would have been heck to pay." I asked as I grabbed the sealed packet of clothes, I ripped it open and put on my new clothes, "And what I did was well within the rules of the tournament, so suck it up and acknowledge you lost." I said as the results were announced over the intercom, Momo Yaoyorozu won by ring out, I sighed and headed towards the door, "You didn't take me seriously... that's why you lost. Get well soon." I said before leaving the room.
I shot a text to Melissa.
I: Hey, can I come watch with you guys? I don't feel like sitting with my classmates.
Me: Sure, come on up.
I: Got it, thanks.
I put my phone away and climbed back up to the spectators seats of Class 1-H.
"Hey, you're here." Melissa said as I sat next to her, "That was... some match." She commented.
"Hey, I had to let her get close." I said, "I dodged but it landed anyway, causing my clothes to melt... thankfully my boxers were fine." I said.
She laughed, "Yeah... like I need that mental scarring."
We shared a laugh then watched the rest of the matches. The poor purple haired kid was absolutely obliterated by Bakugou... so he's fighting Yaoyorozu, while I fight Tenya Iida.
"His speed will be a problem." Melissa said.
"Yeah, but I have the air." I said.
"We'll have to see won't we." She said as she watched the rest of the matches unfold.
Kirishima and Shoji's match was a all out brawl. With Shoji's six arms fighting Kirishima at once, it was hard for Kirishima to handle, as he was being pushed back towards the edge by Shoji... then it happened.
"Sorry!" He yelled as he pivoted away from Shoji's punch gripped his arm, and after dodging the other 5 punches, Kirishima shoved Shoji out of bounds, making him the winner.
"That... was unexpected. But smart." I said as Melissa nodded.
"Yeah, but I was afraid to fight Shoji... so this works." She said.
"Don't underestimate your opponents." I said.
"Right." She said as she continued watching the matches.
Hatsume's... was odd. It was basically an advertisement for her stuff for investors and other massive companies. Once she was finished, she jumped off the stage making Sero the winner.
Next was Kaminari against Todoroki... and it was brutal. Before Kaminari could even do anything, Todoroki enveloped him in a giant ice wall, making him the winner due to Kaminari not being able to escape.
"Well... looks like I'm up." I said as I stood up from my seat.
"Good luck." Melissa said with a warm smile and a thumbs up.
"Right." I said as I headed back down to the stage. Meeting the tall blue haired boy with engines jutting from his calves.
"You're late!" He yelled giving the air a massive chop.
"I apologize... I was tied up at the moment." I said.
"I see... well it shouldn't matter, prepare for battle." He said as he got into stance.
I nodded and gotinto position.
"READY?! BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled as Iida charged at me with blinding speed. Before I could even react I felt a hand grip my collar.
"I apologize." He said as he started to drag me towards the edge.
"I do too." I said as I activated my rocket boots and flew us into the air.
"Smart move." Iida said but gripped my arms, "But I prepared for this." He said as I felt extreme heat eminating from his legs, "RECIRPOBURST!" He yelled as he pulled me forward causing us to start spinning in the air at rapid speed. I have no choice but to stop flying, causing us to spiral towards the stage. With a well aimed attack, Iida directed my face towards the stage. I had to use it. I held out my arms and activated my braces at the very last minute, causing them to take the full force of the impact.
A mini crater was created during the slam. As dust and debri enveloped us, during the commotion I deactivated the braces to still conceal my braces.
"That's the match." Iida said as he got off of me.
"Izuku Midoriya is-." Midnight said as I stood back up and gripped Iida's shirt.
"Not even close to being done." I said as I activated my rocket boots and flew towards the other end of the stage, I saw black soot erupting from Iida's calves, seems his Reciproburst leaves him open after he uses it... not that it would matter, we sailed out of the stage, with Iida ahead of me when we left the stage. We landed softly, as I let go of Iida, causing him to fall onto the ground in shock.
"So as you were saying Midnight." I said as I turned to the shocked teacher.
"Tenya I-Iida went out of bounds first... Izuku Midoriya advances to the semi-finals." Midnight said as I extending my hand to help him up, which he accepted.
"I let my guard down." Iida said.
"That's an understatement." I said, "Next time, make sure your opponent is down and out before getting off of them, or toss them off stage for good measure." I said before walking away... but I could hear an 'I Understand', faintly.
I walked to the support spectator booth to watch Kacchan's match against Yaoyorozu... and it was brutal. He basically bombarded her with explosions until she sailed out of bounds. Not that I expected anything else... I'm sure he wants to advance even more now just to fight me, to 'put me in my place' as he always said during middle school, and he will. He will put me in my place... at the top.
The next match was Kirishima against Melissa. Like I said during our strategy meeting, she immediately took to the skies. Kirishima being known for close combat, couldn't really do much, he tried jumping after her, but everytime he did that she would always dive down and deliver a kick, causing him to fall onto the ground. Playing the waiting game, as expected of the strategist of the team. She won, it just took a while. Once she noticed his 'Hardening' has died down, she swooped in for the kill, dodging his punches and landing proper blows... like I taught her.
...
"You want me to what?" Melissa asked.
"I want you to learn how to fight." I answered back.
"B-But why?" She asked.
"It's mainly for insurance. There can and probably will be enemies that I can't take out on my own, so having some back up will help." I said as she looked extremely hesitant, "You don't have to, just a suggestion."
She looked down... before looking back up at me, "Alright... I'll do it." She said.
"Great... we'll start with hand to hand." I said as I got into position, "Ready?" I asked.
She got into position as well, at least I think that's an attack position... we'll work on that.
"Ready."
...
She has come a long way since the month interval. Time spent not patroling was training her, and she's improved dramatically. Granted we haven't needed her to come out onto the field... but it's good to know she's ready.
"Kirishima is out of bounds! Melissa Shield advances to the Semi-Finals." Midnight said as Melissa walked over to help Kirishima up.
I got out of my seat and headed down to the resting rooms for the combatants. Looking at the match up... I believe 100% that Todoroki will win.
"Hanta Sero is unable to battle, Todoroki advances to the Semi Finals." Mr. Aizawa said over the intercom... yeah like that.
I exited the resting room and headed down to the stage... but I felt a buzz in my pockets.
Me: Good Luck... see you in the finals.
I smiled at the text.
I: Yeah, good luck on yours.
Me: I got this.
I: I like tha tconfidence
I: *that
Me: Hahaha, that's rare of you having a typo during text.
I: It happens sometimes.
I made it to the stage, then put my phone down by the exit, and headed to the stage. It surprisingly hasn't broken yet, maybe Cantalope does know what they're doing when it comes to making phones.
(A/N: Cantalope is Apple btw. I would call it 'Pear' but ICarly already beat me to it...)
Kacchan growled and created mini explosions in his hands, "I'm gonna enjoy this." He said with a deadly smile on his face.
I just stayed silent... he doesn't get a response.
"What? Now snappy comment?!" He yelled getting angrier by the second.
Still doesn't garner a response from me.
"READY?! BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled.
"I'm gonna enjoy this YOU BASTARD!"
*Melissa's P.O.V*
"I'm gonna enjoy this YOU BASTARD!" Bakugou yelled rushing towards Izuku... oh no.
"This is bad." I said which got Mei's attention.
"What? Why?" She asked.
"There are 3 things you never call Izuku' Orphan, Cursed Child... and the worst one of all, a bastard." I said, as I saw Izuku dodged Bakugou's hand blast and grip his wrist... tight. "It sends him into a trigger state of unbridalded rage. It's almost uncontrollable." I explained.
I didn't see it... but I heard it all on his first night.
...
*Whack* *Wham* "SAY IT AGAIN! I DARE YOU!" Izuku yelled as I heard more and more swings.
"IZUKU THAT'S ENOUGH! HE HAS HAD ENOUGH!" I yelled directly into the microphone.
"STAY OUT OF THIS!" He yelled as I heard shuffling noises and a gurgle, I assume it was the villain. "Night night." He muttered before the sound of a punch and loud cracking echoed from his end, as the sound of a thud was heard then after.
I sighed heavily, "Tie him up... and report back." I said.
"Fine..." He growled before I backed away from the microphone. He arrived 30 minutes later. "What was that?" I asked.
"He..." Izuku said before a dark aura fell over his face, "He called me a bastard."
... I should have expected this, it makes sense for him to get triggered by the awful things he had to deal with in the past... as a child no less.
"Still, promise me." I said, "Promise me, you won't lash out like that again." I said pulling him into a hug, "I'm here to help you, like you're there to help others... but I can't help you if you can't help yourself." I said, trying to soothe him.
He tensed up at the sudden hug... before returning it, "I-I promise." He said.
...
I didn't say anything else, I couldn't just rush onto the stage. A scre-
"Never... call me... a bastard!" He yelled in an angry tone... but not like a few weeks ago.
"Or f**king what?!" Bakugou asked as he took another explosive swing... but Izuku dodged and gripped his other wrist.
"Or this." He said as he activated his rocket boots and took to the skies. Izuku then let go of his wrists and delivered 3 swift punches to the stomach.
Bakugou flinched at the sudden hit, as Izuku flew behind him and landed a kick to his back. Then he landed another kick to his sides, then a punch to the face. It was a flurry of punches and kicks at speeds I've never seen from Izuku before. Then as the final blow, Izuku flew up high above him only to dive back down t a rapid speed, landing a powerful punch to his stomach, driving him down onto the stage, as dust and debri flew everywhere but soon disappeared showing Izuku holding Bakugou by the neck... he hasn't impro-
"Don't call me a bastard... ever." He said, before tossing Bakugou's body out of bounds... he controlled himself.
"Katsuki Bakugou is out of bounds, advancing to the finals is Izuku Midoriya!" Midnight yelled as the crowd was silenced by Izuku's attack. He just shrugged it off and headed back inside.
"H-Hey Melissa... your match is next." Mei said.
"O-Oh right..." I said as I stood up and headed down towards the stage... but I had to see Izuku first. I headed down the steps, and managed to find Izuku.
"Oh, Melissa... sorry fo-" He said before pulling him into a hug.
"He called you that word... but you didn't lose control. I'm so proud of you." I said hugging him tighter.
"B-But I got mad still." He said.
"But you're making progress, you're improving." I said before breaking the hug, "Anyway..." I said as I wiped the tear that was forming at the corner of my eye, "I got a match to get to." I said as I started to walk past him.
"Good luck." I heard him say behind me.
I walked onto the stage... and saw the bi-colored boy himself. Shoto Todoroki. He looks... off. I could see it in his eyes... and no, it's not because they are different colors, but they look... sad. Like wallowing in his own bitterness and sorrows. It reminds me of Izuku when he had his depression episodes, at the beginning of our team up, though they are very few and very far in between... they still happen, and his face matches Todoroki's to a T. He has problems he's dealing with... but it's not my place to but in. Besides he probably won't tell me anyway.
"READY?! BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled as Todoroki immediately sent a giant ice wave at me... I can't let that touch me.
I flew out of the way, only for another wave of ice to be sent at me. It wasn't long until the entire stage was covered in ice, with me, just barely still on the stage.
"Melissa Shield is una-"
"I'm not done!" I yelled as I pulled out a capsule from my back pocket... "They said this was impossible." I told myself as I pushed the button on the capsule, revealing a handheld mining drill. "But look who accomplished the impossible."
I started to drill through the ice, it was a long, tedious, and cold process... but as I was drilling, light filtered through the hole. My shivering hand reached back for my secret weapon... a concussion grenade. "Please work." I pleaded as I pierced through the ice and threw the grenade at Todoroki, he caught it and looked at it and threw it behind him, not far enough to avoid the blast... big mistake.
I crawled far enough into the ice cave to avoid the blast. Once I crawled back out, I saw Todoroki completely on the ground, and Midnight handling it better than Todoroki. "Sorry..." I said as I picked him up... he was weirdly enough light, "But I need to win." I said as I placed his limp body out of bounds.
"T-The ugh... Todoroki is out of bounds, advancing to the finals is Melissa Shield!" Midnight yelled managing to recover from the blast.
I walked past Todoroki, and headed back up the stairs. The finalists... who was Izuku and I were given a 10 minute break to prepare ourselves for the final match.
"Hey, I didn't expect that one." Izuku said, "But that was awesome!" He yelled with excitement.
"I was surprised it worked in all honesty." I said as I sat down, "Though... it was cold in there."
"I bet, you drilled through his ice, brilliant." He said, "I was surprised he didn't do anything else." Izuku said.
"Yeah... I would have expected him to re-freeze the hole or something... maybe he was confused by the grenade in his hands." I said.
"Maybe... but debating over theories and semantics won't do us any good." Izuku said as he pulled off his boots, "Do you have fuel?" He asked.
"Yeah, give me a sec." I said as I pulled out a carton of oil, "If I'm going to fight in the finals, I want my opponent to be at their best." I said with a smirk.
"You really need to stop watching Dragon Ball Z." Izuku said.
"What makes you think I watch Dragon Ball Z?" I asked.
"You pulled out a Capsule, and you're talking like Goku, you can't fool me." Izuku said with a laugh.
"Fair enough Mr. 'Anata no kubi o aratte matte'." I quipped, "So let's just settle this arguement and say we're both massive nerds."
"Agreed." Izuku said.
As I was refueling Izuku's boots... I decided to have some fun with the finals, "So, want to make the finals more interesting?" I asked.
"What do you have in mind?" Izuku asked.
"Loser has to take out the winner tonight." I said.
"I have no money what so ever... so deal." Izuku said.
I sighed audibly, "You're impossible." I said as we shared a laugh as I handed him back his boots, "Now let's go." I said.
Izuku nodded as we headed down to center stage. We were met by the roars of the crowd. "ALRIGHT ALRIGHT LISTENERS! WE HAVE A VERY EXCITING FINAL MATCH HERE TODAY!" Present Mic yelled, "IN THE RED CORNER, WE HAVE THE QUIRKLESS BOY WHO TOOK THIS COMPETITION BY THE HORNS. IZUKU MIDORIYA!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd cheered upon hearing Izuku's name, "AND IN THE BLUE CORNER, THE QUIRKLESS STUDENT UTILIZING HER GADGETS AND STRATEGICAL MIND! MELISSA SHIELD!" Present Mic yelled as the crowd cheered for me also.
...Wait is strategical even a word?
"READY?! BEGIN!" Present Mic yelled as Izuku activated his arm braces.
"I've been saving these for our battle." He said as he rushed towards me.
"So we're going all out? I'm game." I said as I pulled out my own weapon and pushed the button, extending my collapsed pole to it's max length. I rushed towards him and collided my pole with his braces.
"I was wondering where this was." Izuku said as he back flipped out of the way.
"I could say the same about your braces." I responded as I followed him while swinging.
"Hey, I used them to take the front of Iida's final attack." He commented as he kept dodging my swings, before using his rocket boots to soar high into the sky, "But let's take this to the air!" He yelled as he dove towards me. I smiled and activated my jet pack, holding my pole horizontally as a defensive measure.
We collided mid air, as our game of tug of war was at a stalemate. I took this opportunity to move out of the way, causing Izuku to sail towards the stage. I took this opportunity to throw smoke grenades at him. Once he caught himself and flipped back upwards about 2 feet away from out of bounds, he saw my smoke grenades, but was too late to move out of the way of them, as a large cloud of smoke enveloped Izuku.
"Now's my chance." I told myself as I flew into the smoke. Once I flew in the wind from my jet pack blew away the smoke, but while he was dzed I gripped his arms and started flew him out of bounds.
"Izuku Midoriya is out of bounds. Melissa Shield is the winner!" Midnight yelled as the crowd was in a frenzy over my win.
Izuku started laughing, "Good job." He said with a smile.
"You did well too." I said also.
"WHAT AN AMAZING FINISH!" Present Mic yelled.
"I regret agreeing to this." Mr. Aizawa said sounding completely done with this whole thing.
"Looks like I owe you dinner." Izuku said.
"Are you sure? I could pay for it." I said.
"Then what's the point of a bet if the winner is going to do what the loser has to do?" Izuku asked before sighing, "It's fine, I've saved up." He said.
From what? He doesn't have a... nevermind. "Fine." I said which caused him to laugh.
"You sound awfully bitter even though you won the whole tournament." Izuku said, "You won, be happy!" He exclaimed.
I just shook my head and laughed, "Can you imagine... the headlines?" I said, "I could see it now, 'Quirkless Duo Took Quirk Dominted Event By Storm'!"
"Nah, that sounds to negative." Izuku said, "I think it should be, 'Quirkless Duo Completely Destroyed The Quirk Filled Competition'!"
We shared a laugh as we began to throw around more fake headlines. "Wait wait wait I got one, I got one!" I said, "Students With Quirks Beaten Handily By Quirkless Students. Story at Page 13'." I said which got glares from the other students.
Izuku must have noticed, "A shocking development, the other students are super salty over losing to Quirkless Students, story at 11."
"Alright we get it." The girl with earphone jacks for earlobes said, "No need to be a d**k about it." She said.
"Funny coming from you, Ms. 'He's probably given up and started trashing the school in rage'." Izuku said which earned him a glare, "Melissa and I have worked hard to get here, harder than all of you, I think we deserve to gloat. Especially in a newscaster fashion." He said.
With a huff she turned away.
"People like that are the worst." Izuku whispered.
I silently nodded, "Well, we proved ourselves today." I said, "Let's enjoy it."
Soon the awards ceremony was underway. I stood on the highest one, with Izuku on my right, as well as an angry Bakugou and distracted Todoroki to my left. Midnight started off the ceremony, as Uncle Might jumped from the top of the stadium. After a slight miscommunication All Might started handing out the medals, starting with 3rd place. Todoroki's went well, as All Might gave him an awkward hug and whispered something into his ear. Bakugou's was difficult, as he didn't want his bronze medal saying it's 'A piece of garbage', All Might somehow managed to get the medal on him... it's just on his teeth.
Next was Izuku's his went way smoother. He accepted the medal and hug from All Might. He whispered something as well... but I couldn't hear it really well. If it has to do with Night Shot he'll tell me. Now it's my turn.
"Young Melissa... congratulations." He said as he placed the gold medal on my neck, he pulled me into a hug and whispered into my ears, "I'm so proud of you, you'll make a fine hero... or support gear designer." He said.
"Thanks Uncle Might." I whispered back.
He then stepped off the podium to look towards the other students, "Well, they were the winners this time! But listen here! Anyone here could have ended up on these podiums. It's just as you saw- Competing! Improving each other! And climbing further, even if the world already counted you out! The next generation of heroes is definitely sprouting!" He yelled before raising his finger towards the sky, "So, I have just one more thing to say! Everyone, please say it with me! Ready Go-!"
"Thanks for your hard work!" All Might yelled.
"PLUS ULTRA!" The crowd yelled... as a chorus of boos were heard, "THAT WAS THE PERFECT TIME TO SAY PLUS ULTRA ALL MIGHT!" The crowd yelled.
"Ghh, W-Well I thought everyone should be thanked for their hard work..." He muttered.
Soon we were let out back to class. I was praised by Power Loader for my win in the tournament, he says he can't even remember the last time someone from the Support Course won the Sports Festival. We were then given three days off to recupirate from the tournament. Once school was let out I met up with Izuku.
"Were you given days off too?" Izuku asked.
"Yeah 3 days." I said.
"So we have 3 days to recover." Izuku said, before leaning in, "We'll discuss the next steps at the apartment." He whispered.
"Got it." I whispered back.
We headed to the apartment, once we were there, we hooked out medals onto a hat rack, out of sight out of mind. "Now... what's next?" I asked.
"We still need to look out for the Hero Killer." Izuku explained, "While we agreed that doing it during internships will establish an alibi for me, we still need to get a firm confirmation on his movement patterns."
"I see, that sounds correct." I said.
"That... and I need to figure out where to take you for celebration dinner." Izuku said.
"Are you still thinking about that?" I asked.
"If you didn't want to, then maybe you shouldn't have made the bet." Izuku said, "Regardless if you made the bet our not, had you won we still would have gone to celebration dinner. You can't change my mind about this, so don't try." He said with his million watt smile.
"...Fine. I concede." I said as he lifted me up in excitement.
"Awesome!" He yelled... then he realized what he was doing and set me back down, "S-Sorry..." He muttered red in the face.
"Hahaha, don't worry about it." I said with a smile.
"So... where are we going?"
*End of Chapter*